1 Students Eyes in the Sea

The need to change the focus in science education from an emphasis on students learning just the facts to one where students develop an understanding and use of science inquiry is critical for a science literate society (Project 2016, AAAS). Using real-time and near – real-time data in the classroom can bridge this discrepancy by exposing students to process of science based upon scientifically collected data. This allows the classroom to be a synthesis of scientific knowledge and scientific sociology which leads to a scientific understanding of the world (Project 2016, AAAS). This project blends uploaded video footage captured by the Eye-in-the-Sea, narration from the actual scientists and the ability of students to also comment and question with a tool that’s available to anyone with internet access. VoiceThread, the on-line application, facilitates interactive sharing to increase excitement about scientific inquiry of the deep sea for today’s students. The multiple VoiceThreads produced from this internship along with the wiki for teacher communication allows any teacher with internet access to provide her/his classes with flexible, near-real time introduction into ocean science and the scientific process